08-19-2005, 01:29 AM
*** EDITED to add ports as Lawtonia helpfully suggested ***
Everybody has contributed a lot to this worthwhile proposal. I like H.E. the Ambassador's suggestion for the title and DataGenesis' reminder of other modes of transportation, so how about: the The Civil Transportation Authority Act.
The principles I'm trying to defend here are:
* cooperation: if you want to enjoy the benefit, you've got to provide it as well
* minimising the loss of life when a civil craft is in danger of crashing
* ensuring that craft are operated in the most responsible manner possible by making host governments responsible for regulating their civil craft lines
* providing incentives for civil craft lines not to invoke the emergency provisions unnecessarily or deviously
* respecting national sovereignty by allowing the UN to decertify rather than ground or forcibly inspect
* respecting the possibility that nations might want to operate some or all of their landing sites outside the UNCAA regulations; that's fine, but they lose the protection of the UNCAA then
Quote: The Civil Transportation Authority Act
WHEREAS certain civil water voyages, civil space flights, and civil flights originate, pass through, pass above or terminate at different nations, and
FURTHERMORE citizens from third nations are often aboard these craft,
COGNIZANT that these craft often cross into international waters, international airspace or beyond the stratosphere, and
RECOGNISING that the safety of those aboard and on land are the concern of the nations where the craft depart from, travel above, travel through, arrive at and passengers hold citizenship, and
AWARE that safety is a shared responsibility of all parties.
THEREFORE, in the interests of promoting international travel, trade and safety by air, space and water, the NationStates United Nations
RESOLVES that the safety of civil craft travelling thorugh water, air and space between or above two or more nations is the responsibility of the United Nations' Civil Transportation Authority.
1. United Nations Civil Transportation Authority, chosen from among the membership of the UN General Assembly, shall create and publicise safety standards regarding travel by civilian watercraft, civilian aircraft and civilian spacecraft between UN nations.? These technical standards shall be created by experts under the direction of the UNCAA and may include such items as:
* type, number and position of lifeboats
* docking, refuelling and other port procedures
* number, length and position of runways or launchpads
* type, number and procedures for air traffic control and navigation aids?
* baggage, on-board crew, on-ground crew and passenger screening procedures
* type and number of on-ground and in-flight firefighting equipment
* number and arrangement seating and storage compartments
* flight crew training, staffing numbers and certification
* type and storage of fuel
* what constitutes a major modifcation or an emergency.
2. These standards shall be reviewed at least every five years, and may be reviewed earlier in response to transportation mishaps or technological advances.
3. At least every three years and after every major modification, the UNCAA will certify which ports, airports, spaceports, watercraft, aircraft and spacecraft are in compliance with its regulations.? The UNCAA status of each watercraft, aircraft and spacecraft shall be publicised for all UN nations and citizens.
4. Each certified and uncertified craft on an international trip must file a plan with every nation along its proposed route.? Any nation along a route may deny certified or uncertified craft free passage through national waters or national airspace, emergency landing or docking rights, or both.? This denial may apply generally or on a case by case basis.? Where an uncertified craft has been denied passage, landing or both, no retaliatory denial against the denying nation may be levelled.? Certified craft may not be denied passage or landing once underway, except during a UNCAA emergency.
5. The UNCAA status of each port, airport and spaceport shall be available to UN nations and citizens.? Any nation or individual port, airport or spaceport authority may deny landing rights to an uncertified craft.? This denial may apply generally or on a case by case basis.
6. In an emergency, UNCAA certified craft may attempt to dock or land at any civilian or military port, airport or spaceport after follwing UNCAA procedures for notifying military authorities of such an emergency.
7. Following a successful docking or landing at a civilian facility, the receiving nation or authority may recoup its expenses.? Costs, based on UNCAA rates, shall be paid by the owner of the craft or the nation in which it is based.
8. Following an unsuccessful docking or landing at a civilian facility, the receiving nation or authority may recoup its losses and expenses based on the cost of reconstruction, indemnification for injury and loss of life, and expenses incurred until the crash.? Costs shall be paid by the owner of the craft or the nation in which it is based.
9. Following a successful docking or landing at a military facility, the receiving nation may impound the craft and its cargo, and levy a charge no greater than the cost of the craft which made the emergency landing. Neither crew nor passengers may imprisoned for this act.
10. Following an unsuccessful docking or landing at a military facility, the receiving nation may impound the craft and its cargo, and levy a charge no greater than ten times the cost of the craft which crashed, plus indemnification for injury and loss of life.? Costs shall be paid by the owner of the craft or the nation in which it is based.
11. A civil craft may not be intentionally damaged or destroyed by military means once it broadcasts its UNCAA emergency status.? The owner of the craft of the nation in which it is based may levy a charge no greater than ten times the cost of the craft which was destroyed, plus indemnification for injury and loss of life against the violator of this provision.[/quote]
Edit and debate away!
Everybody has contributed a lot to this worthwhile proposal. I like H.E. the Ambassador's suggestion for the title and DataGenesis' reminder of other modes of transportation, so how about: the The Civil Transportation Authority Act.
The principles I'm trying to defend here are:
* cooperation: if you want to enjoy the benefit, you've got to provide it as well
* minimising the loss of life when a civil craft is in danger of crashing
* ensuring that craft are operated in the most responsible manner possible by making host governments responsible for regulating their civil craft lines
* providing incentives for civil craft lines not to invoke the emergency provisions unnecessarily or deviously
* respecting national sovereignty by allowing the UN to decertify rather than ground or forcibly inspect
* respecting the possibility that nations might want to operate some or all of their landing sites outside the UNCAA regulations; that's fine, but they lose the protection of the UNCAA then
Quote: The Civil Transportation Authority Act
WHEREAS certain civil water voyages, civil space flights, and civil flights originate, pass through, pass above or terminate at different nations, and
FURTHERMORE citizens from third nations are often aboard these craft,
COGNIZANT that these craft often cross into international waters, international airspace or beyond the stratosphere, and
RECOGNISING that the safety of those aboard and on land are the concern of the nations where the craft depart from, travel above, travel through, arrive at and passengers hold citizenship, and
AWARE that safety is a shared responsibility of all parties.
THEREFORE, in the interests of promoting international travel, trade and safety by air, space and water, the NationStates United Nations
RESOLVES that the safety of civil craft travelling thorugh water, air and space between or above two or more nations is the responsibility of the United Nations' Civil Transportation Authority.
1. United Nations Civil Transportation Authority, chosen from among the membership of the UN General Assembly, shall create and publicise safety standards regarding travel by civilian watercraft, civilian aircraft and civilian spacecraft between UN nations.? These technical standards shall be created by experts under the direction of the UNCAA and may include such items as:
* type, number and position of lifeboats
* docking, refuelling and other port procedures
* number, length and position of runways or launchpads
* type, number and procedures for air traffic control and navigation aids?
* baggage, on-board crew, on-ground crew and passenger screening procedures
* type and number of on-ground and in-flight firefighting equipment
* number and arrangement seating and storage compartments
* flight crew training, staffing numbers and certification
* type and storage of fuel
* what constitutes a major modifcation or an emergency.
2. These standards shall be reviewed at least every five years, and may be reviewed earlier in response to transportation mishaps or technological advances.
3. At least every three years and after every major modification, the UNCAA will certify which ports, airports, spaceports, watercraft, aircraft and spacecraft are in compliance with its regulations.? The UNCAA status of each watercraft, aircraft and spacecraft shall be publicised for all UN nations and citizens.
4. Each certified and uncertified craft on an international trip must file a plan with every nation along its proposed route.? Any nation along a route may deny certified or uncertified craft free passage through national waters or national airspace, emergency landing or docking rights, or both.? This denial may apply generally or on a case by case basis.? Where an uncertified craft has been denied passage, landing or both, no retaliatory denial against the denying nation may be levelled.? Certified craft may not be denied passage or landing once underway, except during a UNCAA emergency.
5. The UNCAA status of each port, airport and spaceport shall be available to UN nations and citizens.? Any nation or individual port, airport or spaceport authority may deny landing rights to an uncertified craft.? This denial may apply generally or on a case by case basis.
6. In an emergency, UNCAA certified craft may attempt to dock or land at any civilian or military port, airport or spaceport after follwing UNCAA procedures for notifying military authorities of such an emergency.
7. Following a successful docking or landing at a civilian facility, the receiving nation or authority may recoup its expenses.? Costs, based on UNCAA rates, shall be paid by the owner of the craft or the nation in which it is based.
8. Following an unsuccessful docking or landing at a civilian facility, the receiving nation or authority may recoup its losses and expenses based on the cost of reconstruction, indemnification for injury and loss of life, and expenses incurred until the crash.? Costs shall be paid by the owner of the craft or the nation in which it is based.
9. Following a successful docking or landing at a military facility, the receiving nation may impound the craft and its cargo, and levy a charge no greater than the cost of the craft which made the emergency landing. Neither crew nor passengers may imprisoned for this act.
10. Following an unsuccessful docking or landing at a military facility, the receiving nation may impound the craft and its cargo, and levy a charge no greater than ten times the cost of the craft which crashed, plus indemnification for injury and loss of life.? Costs shall be paid by the owner of the craft or the nation in which it is based.
11. A civil craft may not be intentionally damaged or destroyed by military means once it broadcasts its UNCAA emergency status.? The owner of the craft of the nation in which it is based may levy a charge no greater than ten times the cost of the craft which was destroyed, plus indemnification for injury and loss of life against the violator of this provision.[/quote]
Edit and debate away!